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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear MIT Postdocs, see new listings and a few reminders below. Have a wonderful weekend!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0070C0"> Upcoming CAPD Workshops open to postdocs and students– Register at careerbridge.mit.edu – View under “Events,” “Workshops”
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="color:#0070C0">These 4 workshops will be facilitated by Bob Dolan, Assistant Director Career Services, MIT Postdoctoral Scholars;
<a href="http://capd.mit.edu/explore-careers/services-alumni-and-postdocs">http://capd.mit.edu/explore-careers/services-alumni-and-postdocs</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0070C0">*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0">Academic Job Search<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Wednesday Oct 24<sup>th</sup> Location: 1-190 1:30-3:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Wondering how to mount a successful job search in this highly competitive academic job market? This workshop will present important elements of preparing a strong application package
which includes a CV, Cover Letter, Research Statement, Teaching Statement, and Diversity Statement. This program is targeted towards all PhD students and Postdocs who may prepare for the faculty search now and in the future. In addition, actual academic hiring
committee interview questions from 20 US and 11 International universities will be provided.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0">The Art of Behavioral Interviewing</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Wednesday Oct 31<sup>st</sup>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Location: 1-190 </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">2:00-3:30PM
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt">While your technical skills will get you the interview, it is your behavioral attributes that will get you the job. This session will discuss the preparation strategies for a successful interview and how to effectively target
your audience. In addition, sample behavioral interview questions will be provided along with tips on how to answer those tough questions.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0">*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0">Branding – Effective Communication Skills<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Wednesday Nov 11th Location: 1-190 2:00-3:30PM
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:red">Your Brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room.<span style="background:white">
</span></span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Communication goes beyond verbal skills which are important to the success of any job seeker. To Brand yourself as a professional, you must deliver a consistent message in a Written, Verbal, and Virtual manner.
As students and postdocs begin to look for positions in engineering and science, both in academia and industry, they must be aware of how their nonverbal communication skills impact their possibility of finding employment opportunities. Learning how to maximize
the use of one's verbal and nonverbal communication skills is a powerful tool to help one achieve professional success, and a critical component for the future.
</span><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:red;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0">*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0">Negotiating the Job Offer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Wednesday Nov 14<sup>th
</sup> Location: 1-190 </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">2:00-3:30PM
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">This workshop will examine the many variables that exist during the evaluation and negotiation process of Job Offers. How do you know if this job is right for you? Salary vs. Total
Compensation will be discussed along with language you can use when negotiating. Additional strategies on the negotiation process will be examined along with should you negotiate, and “What Can” and “What Can Not” be negotiated. These tips and strategies will
be useful throughout your career. </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">****<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">OTHER MIT PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE…..<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Oct 17: Management 101 for Scientists (or, Why Communication May Save You)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Time: 3-4:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Location: Singleton Auditorium, 46-3002
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Speaker:<b> Joanne Kamens, PhD, Executive Director, Addgene.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Details and Register here:
</span></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHNk4-uw2xxTDWVXLTqsCEeyzW33nRXAhU6_wP1LFbBljVWQ/viewform">Management 101 for Scientists.</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;background:white">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Oct 17:<i> </i>Why capable graduate students [& postdocs] suffer from the Imposter Syndrome, and how to THRIVE in spite of it! </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">6:30-8:30 pm; in 10-250.
Dr. Valerie Young, internationally recognized expert and author, </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">will be conducting an interactive session on the Imposter Syndrome. While the talk is geared towards graduate students, all are welcome.
Sponsored by Office of the Vice Chancellor; CAPD; Division of Student Life; Office of Graduate Education; MindHandHeart; MIT Graduate Student Council; and MIT Alumni Association.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;background:white">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ongoing: Company Presentations </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">at MIT (bring an MIT ID) <span class="MsoHyperlink">
<span style="color:black"><a href="https://capd.mit.edu/events">https://capd.mit.edu/events</a></span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">MIT Work-Life Center Fall Seminar Series, with many topics relevant to young professionals, including parents. See all listings:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <a href="http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/all">http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/all</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">MIT Libraries’</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> fall series: in-house experts give sessions about data management, citations, mapping,
and special visualization, and learn how to use R, Python, Stata, Carto, and more. Learn more and register at
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://libraries.mit.edu/news/events/">https://libraries.mit.edu/news/events/</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Oct 22 & Oct 23</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">:
<b>Talks sponsored by CSAIL Alliances (Industry affiliation program</b> -Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Samsung Tech Talk- Solutions for Unstructured Data Growth with Flash</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
Monday October 22nd<br>
Star- D463 <br>
5:00-6:00PM See attached flyer for details. Registration link: <a href="http://bit.ly/CSAILElementAI2018">
http://bit.ly/CSAILElementAI2018</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Element AI: Tech Talk and Research Showcase
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">October 23rd 4-7PM: 4th floor R&D Commons, MIT CSAIL<br>
Tech Talk: 4-5PM<br>
Poster Session: 5-7PMSee the attached flyer for details. Registration link: </span>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://bit.ly/CSAILElementAI2018">http://bit.ly/CSAILElementAI2018</a>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Oct 29, 12:30pm
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/promoting_your_value_through_transferrable_skills" target="_blank"><b>Promoting Your Value through Transferrable Skills</b></a>; 12:30 pm in
<b><a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/promoting_your_value_through_transferrable_skills" target="_blank">E19-202</a>.
</b>Registration requested via <a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=78306">Careerbridge</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">*<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nov 16:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color:black"><a href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/news/basics-scientific-writing">Basics of Scientific Writing</a></span></b></span>; 1-2:30 pm; 46-3002; with Dr. Sonal Jhaveri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dana Bresee Keeth<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Postdoctoral Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office of the Vice President for Research<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MIT, 10-237 (mail: 10-219)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">tel. 617-715-4671<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://postdocs.mit.edu/</span></a>
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